A new one to me

[Jack Kuzepski]

I picked up a 12 ga. hammer gun from a friend last weekend an I THINK it is a good one. The serial is 46969 making it made in 1886. The barrels are Laminated steel, as it stamped on the rib, it also has an L on the bottom of the barrel flats. The barrels also weighed 3# 10oz so when I saw the one on the bottom of the locking lug, I assumed that it is on the #1 frame. The barrels measure 28-1/4" on the button but it appears the keels are still there, so I'm thinking (hoping) the barrels aren't cut. The top rib has no matting, so nothing to check for barrel cutting up there. Another interesting thing is a 1 on the water table right above the serial number. According to TPS very few hammer guns have a grade stamp. The gun is pretty light and well balanced, even has case color on the water table, most of the lock plates and some of the action. My concerns are the extra 1/4" of barrel (is it cut??) and the 1 above the serial number (is that a grade stamp?). I would love to post some pics but wife put digital camera away somewhere!

Jack Kuzepski

[WHO]

The book shows 28" Laminated Steel barrels.

[Jack Kuzepski]

Thank you for checking the book for me.

Jack Kuzepski

[Dean Romig]

With Laminated Steel barrels it should be a Grade 1 and so marked on the water table.





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